CVE-2012-4573

medium
Published 2022-05-17 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
5.5
VIR risk
5.5

Description

The v1 API in OpenStack Glance Grizzly, Folsom (2012.2), and Essex (2012.1) allows remote authenticated users to delete arbitrary non-protected images via an image deletion request, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-5482.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-4573

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — https://github.com/openstack/glance/commit/efd7e75b1f419a52c7103c7840e24af8e5deb29d

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/51234

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://secunia.com/advisories/51174

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2012.1.1-2
debian debianbullseyefixed2012.1.1-2
debian debianforkyfixed2012.1.1-2
debian debiansidfixed2012.1.1-2
debian debiantrixiefixed2012.1.1-2

Package impact

EcosystemPackageVulnerableFixed
python PyPIglance<11.0.0a011.0.0a0

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
openstackessex2012.1
openstackfolsom2012.2
openstackimage_registry_and_delivery_service_\(glance\)-

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.